Yashasvi Jaiswal saved India’s blushes on the opening day of the second Take a look at towards England in Visakhapatnam. On a floor the place different batters of the host staff struggled to attain runs, Jaiswal batted with supreme confidence for an unbeaten 179 off 257 balls that single-handedly drove India to 336 for six at Stumps. The second-highest run-scorer for the aspect was Shubman Gill with a knock of 34. Whereas commenting on the efficiency of the batters on the opening day, former India pacer RP Singh stated that the staff must drop some gamers.

“I really feel India should make some harsh calls and go away a few gamers out of the staff going ahead. I’m actually disenchanted with Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer. They’re with the staff for fairly a while now and have to take extra duty. Should you rating 25-30 runs after which throw your wicket, then it is hurting the staff,” stated RP Singh on Cricbuzz.

Speaking concerning the sport, Jaiswal made positive he transformed his robust begin into a giant hundred. The 22-year-old now has two a whole bunch and as many fifties to his identify in solely his tenth Take a look at innings. His Take a look at ton — a 387-ball 171 — got here towards the West Indies final yr.

Jaiswal, whose particular effort comprised 17 boundaries and 5 sixes, had R Ashwin (5) by his aspect at stumps.

Trailing 0-1 within the five-match sequence, India would goal to place strain on England on a pitch the place variable bounce is anticipated to come back into play from day three.

The odd ball saved low even on the opening day however situations remained beneficial of the batters.

Alternatively, England’s inexperienced spin assault, together with debutant Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley, Rehan Ahmed and Joe Root, couldn’t extract a lot out of the floor.

(With PTI Inputs)